Puddle

it's a bear.

Ah, it's coming when the raffle is over. :3

There is no set or ideal width for profile backgrounds because the size of your profile can change depending on what style you use. The best thing to do is use a tileable picture or fill it with an exact color.

That said, the maximum image dimensions are 1280 x 2024px.

Also I like your primary content area lol.

Aww now you got Teddi' all over the place! :) (and I was really talking about your avvy/sig before, though)

That Teddiursa theme is so adorable-especially the signature! Teddiursa's one of my favorite Generation II Pokémon.

It's just basic CSS that you're using. However, my template will probably work far differently from what you need. If you put it in by default, it will align to the top-left unless you pad it or change how it's justified. I can probably whip you up a quick signature if you want c:

Ah ****. Now that's a whole different world of pain. I have anxiety too (wasn't diagnosed until after I got sober, go figure), but I can say with confidence that I do not rely on my boyfriend for everything, least of all happiness. Sounds to me like there's a lot of self esteem issues going on there with your girlfriend. Then again, living in a house like that, it's not easy for anyone. I'm sorry she has to go through something like that; it's no burden for a teenager.

It's not your job to reaffirm her if she's feeling down. The best thing she can do is find that strength within herself and be the woman she and you know she is, deep down. Subsequently, that would give you the freedom that you crave. Being trapped in a relationship like that though, where no one is getting what they need, is not healthy. Just remember that your life is about you, and you don't need to commit to anything you're not emotionally prepared for. Unless you really love this girl, than give it all you got. But the more important thing is that you do what's right for you.

I don't mind the venting! I actually consider myself rather equipped to deal with others issues. :)

I will help you soon enough, I would like to gather some of the materials and links I was given. Give me about a day to prepare?
best regards,
Coleman

Well, it kind of is like drugs. It's about not always knowing the right outlet for your emotions. Nobody gets a felony record because they're doing something right. But, you need to understand that fights like that break out because your father and step mother are sick. If they're alcoholics, than they have their own demons and can't always regulate the way they feel.

On that note though, exercise can be, and is, a fantastic outlet for those kinds of feelings. Having a healthy lifestyle and working on your physical self gives you a lot of confidence in the way you appear to others. Just make sure not to go overboard. You may not feel this way but, since your father may be an alcoholic, that means you have a predisposition to addiction. It's like having a recessive trait. The best thing you can do is keep everything in moderation. The way you express yourself, how often your on the internet, exercise, food, everything.

Balance, my friend. It cures many things~

No, it's time I get this out for good anyway.

I started doing drugs, even superficially, at 13. This was low level stuff, sneaking cigarettes, taking sips of alcohol, and smoking weed that may have been more basil than drug. I always knew I wanted more though. You see, I grew up in a hell of a home, where things like substance abuse wasn't just apparent; it was encouraged. My dad was a mean drunk and my mom was even meaner. So, I did drugs to escape. There was no peer pressure, no mental disorder, no accidents. Eventually, at about 15-16, I started using prescription pills (pain killers, opiates) because they were available. When I ran out of money, I sold drugs to support my habit; which is where the felony charges came from. I turned to heroin after all that because I had nothing left. I didn't give enough of a **** about myself to do other drugs, so I did the worst I could. Simple as that.

The thing is, you don't have to be raised in the streets or in gangs, or molested, or anything terrible to turn to drugs. Addiction doesn't discriminate and nobody is immune to it. So even if you're raised in the perfect household in the suburbs with all the things a child could want, it can always happen.

There's a lot of nuances with addiction nowadays, but if you're even interested in learning I'm happy to help explain things. From a user's perspective, of course, not a medical one. It's good that you're curious though. I decided to come out about being an addict for many reasons, but one is because I hope to dispel a lot of myths and educate people on it.

That's right. :) It was a terrible road I went down, but I've made so much out of my life since. I don't ever want to lose the things I have now, especially for the drugs that took it all away in the first place.

Now stop being so awesome I only have one staff emblem to give you. xD

Wow.. that's one of the nicest things anyone here has ever said to me..

Don't worry though, I'm sober now. It's too much to explain addiction right now, but just because I'm not using doesn't mean I'm not an addict. That's just how it is. Addiction is a disease; similar to when someone has cancer, just because they're in remission, it doesn't mean their body's wont still produce cancer cells, you know what I mean?

I have a very long and upsetting story, with a lot of trauma and loss in there. But; it means the world to me that you're willing to see through that. It really does.

Funny, because that was my drug of choice. Well, that and prescription pain killers. Thanks though. I've only just decided that I'm going to come clean about my past (that was my first post that directly said it aloud) so I appreciate your support. :)

Aw! I'm flattered. <33

Tell me about it, lol. XD

I changed my avatar and signature, but since I've gotta be at work in fifteen minutes, the rest of my profile will have to wait until this evening. X_x

lol

hi!

I did; it's already in the rules. o:

Ah, awesome!

Oh, and I hope your eye gets better soon. <3

That name is so 2009.